Metallica announce summer 2026 UK & Ireland tour and reveal support acts
The M72 World Tour continues for a fourth year
Last updated 22nd May 2025
Metallica have announced a 16-date European stadium tour for summer 2026, including six huge concerts in the UK and Ireland.
Extending their blockbuster M72 World Tour into a fourth year, the UK & Ireland leg opens with two No Repeat Weekend shows at Dublin Aviva Stadium on Friday 19th and Sunday 21st June 2026.
Metallica then play standalone concerts at Glasgow Hampden Park on Thursday 25th June and Cardiff Principality Stadium on Sunday 28th June, before performing two colossal shows at London Stadium on Friday 3rd and Sunday 5th July.
Prior to the sextet of UK and Ireland concerts, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett perform mainland Europe gigs in Athens, Bucharest, Chorzow, Frankfurt, Zurich, Berlin, Bologna and Budapest.
All concerts will be performed In The Round, and Metallica will be bringing over their jaw-dropping full production to all dates.
Metallica’s support acts:
The No Repeat Weekend shows in Dublin and London will feature two completely different setlists over two nights, and two different support bills.
Pantera and Avatar play the Friday in Dublin and Sunday in London, while Gojira and Knocked Loose open proceedings on Sunday in Dublin and Friday in London.
Metallica’s Glasgow and Cardiff gigs will both boast Gojira and Knocked Loose as the support acts.
Metallica UK tour tickets:
Two-night tickets for Metallica’s No Repeat Weekends and tickets for the single-night engagements go on sale from Planet Rock Tickets at 10am on Friday 30th May.
As always, a portion of proceeds from every ticket sold will go to local charities via the band’s All Within My Hands foundation.
Since its inception in 2017, Metallica have donated $11.4 million in grants to career and technical education programs, $7.4 million to combat food insecurity, and more than $4.7 million to disaster relief efforts.
Metallica’s last UK shows took place in June 2023 when they performed a No Repeat Weekend at Download Festival.
They’re also one of the many acts on the line-up at Black Sabbath’s Back to the Beginning concert at Birmingham Villa Park on Saturday 5th July 2025.
Metallica’s UK & Ireland tour dates:
JUNE 2026
Dublin Aviva Stadium – Fri 19th (w/ Pantera and Avatar)
Dublin Aviva Stadium – Sun 21st (w/ Gojira and Knocked Loose)
Glasgow Hampden Park – Thu 25th (w/ Gojira and Knocked Loose)
Cardiff Principality Stadium – Sun 28th (w/ Gojira and Knocked Loose)
JULY 2026
London Stadium – Fri 3rd (w/ Gojira and Knocked Loose)
London Stadium – Sun 5th (w/ Pantera and Avatar)
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